Can AI help solve the COBOL code crisis?
What do the IRS, banks, airlines, and government infrastructure around the world have in common? They're all running on systems propped up by antique computer code that nobody dares touch, lest everything come crashing down. OpenAI thinks it may have a…
Apple updates the iPad Mini with a larger OLED display
Apple announced a new iPad Mini with a larger, 8.5-inch OLED display. The company revealed the new device just days before its "Pro and tell" event on Wednesday. The iPad Mini starts at $699 for the Wi-Fi-only model, and $849 for Wi-Fi and cellular. At…
Meta Delays The Terms That Let It Crawl Business Sites via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Meta delayed its updated business terms amid complaints to EU and UK regulators. The permission to crawl sites tied to its business users hasn't changed. The post Meta Delays The Terms That Let It Crawl Business Sites appeared first on Search Engine Jo...
Oracle adds a semantic layer to ground AI agents in the business context
Oracle is expanding its Autonomous AI Lakehouse with a Business Semantic Layer designed to give AI agents a consistent understanding of enterprise data, a move aimed at improving the accuracy of AI-generated insights and helping ...
Some Brands On ChatGPT’s Cited Pages Still Got Few Mentions via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Brands logged-out ChatGPT rarely named without search also showed up less when it searched, even with cited-page coverage, in new comparison-prompt data. The post Some Brands On ChatGPT’s Cited Pages Still Got Few Mentions appeared first on Search…
At Mod World, Reddit’s CEO Just Gave Brands More Reasons To Build Their Own Communities via @sejournal, @brentcsutoras
Reddit's community-first plans strengthen the case for brand subreddits built around useful answers and relationships that bring people back. The post At Mod World, Reddit’s CEO Just Gave Brands More Reasons To Build Their Own Communities appeared…
How malicious downloads can trick AI coding agents into compromising themselves
Malicious instruction files planted in a computer’s Downloads folder can trick AI coding agents into executing harmful code or exposing authentication tokens, Forever Security said after blocking an attempted attack on a customer...
The city that fought Flock
It was about to be a long night in Huntington, West Virginia. Mayor Patrick Farrell stood before 10 members of city council in a white dress shirt and dark blazer studded with an American flag pin. Behind him sat his constituents and residents from…
The focus on AI safety disasters ignores everyday harms
Consider what passes for success in technology policy. An AI company promises that its chatbot will not encourage suicide. A social media platform makes it more difficult for children to buy fentanyl. These are important protections, and they should have…
Stop building agents that can’t change models
No one can predict which AI provider will win the next benchmark cycle. The smarter approach is to build an architecture that can adapt as models change. One with a stable contract between agents and models, tools and state that ...
